New bass day!
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 3:44 pm
I mentioned I had found a Crate bass over in this thread http://www.bossareaforum.com/Forum/view ... f=12&t=663
I ordered a new pearloid pick-guard, but it didn't fit. The Crate is all non-standard sizes.
I managed to get everything cleaned up and did a full setup. I just didn't like it. Even acknowledging that it was a "cheap" bass, it just didn't feel good to play.
The local Cash Convertors has had a nice looking Samick (made in Korea) bass on the wall for a while, and a few weeks ago they slashed the price because when someone tried it, it didn't work.
Long story short - I sold them the Crate and bought the Samick. Spent about 4 hours doing a full setup and fixing the electronics in the Samick and I am very happy now.
This bass feels great, has very good action and tone. This is the best cheap bass I've ever played. I'd say at least as good as a MIM Fender.
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I ordered a new pearloid pick-guard, but it didn't fit. The Crate is all non-standard sizes.
I managed to get everything cleaned up and did a full setup. I just didn't like it. Even acknowledging that it was a "cheap" bass, it just didn't feel good to play.
The local Cash Convertors has had a nice looking Samick (made in Korea) bass on the wall for a while, and a few weeks ago they slashed the price because when someone tried it, it didn't work.
Long story short - I sold them the Crate and bought the Samick. Spent about 4 hours doing a full setup and fixing the electronics in the Samick and I am very happy now.
This bass feels great, has very good action and tone. This is the best cheap bass I've ever played. I'd say at least as good as a MIM Fender.
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